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Summary: 4 Stars for the cast only.
Review: This is an excellent movie for those wishing to see why they made "Airplane!" It will help you to understand some of the underlying jokes and humor in the "Airplane!" movies. Other than that, it is just plain fun to tear this movie apart,especially if you are involved with or know anything about aviation. The first "Airport" movie was a bit plausible, but '75, '77' '79 are all just way way out of proportion. Get this for the star quality, even if it wasn't the stars greatest work.
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Summary: Great sequel....as good as the original!!!
Review: This is the basic story: there's a mid-air collision involving a small plane and a commercial jetliner. The pilot of the small plane is killed, and the 747's copilot and engineer are also killed on impact. The surviving pilot is left too injured to fly the plane, so chief flight attendant Karen Black is tasked with flying the aircraft. The acting in this movie can be a little melodramatic, but most of the characters are well played, especially by Karen Black. The special effects are good for their day, and the storyline is well acted. All in all, this is a great sequel. Where the original was great in acting and maybe a better storyline, this movie made up for it in the special effects area and a few notable performances. Excellent...as good as the original!!!
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Summary: Universal and Airport Movies at Best
Review: This is the best movie,that I have ever seen!I thought it was well thought out,and they said flight attendant and pilot could'nt fall in love? Well,in this movie it proves that theory wrong.Having seen this movie several Hundred times,memorising it,and knowing all the lines..I tell ya!Now that is dedication!Gather the family,the kids,the mother in law..sure! why not even bring in the dogs and cats..its a movie for the entire family!If my friend and I to this date,still watch this movie..you can too..and you'll love 747's like I do..hey who needs airbus?
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Summary: one of my favorite movies
Review: this is without a doubt the best airport movie of them all, i always wanted this one and now i own it on dvd, it is very fast paced with a good plot and action, if you have not seen this movie than i recomend that you do.
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Summary: Airport 1975
Review: This movie is one of my all-time favorites because it is truly a camp classic. It is completely over-the-top and unbelievably melodramatic, but it still works as a great disaster flick. The script is so full of cliches and one-liners that it is very nearly a comedy. There are so many famous people in this film that watching it is like being on the red carpet at the Oscars. Best of all, the star (not Charlton Heston, as many wrongly believe), Karen Black, gives the performance of her career and a place in the pantheon of bad acting. Two DON'T MISS IT moments: Karen's look as she notices the huge mountain that they are going to hit, and when she uses her tongue to help get Charlton into the plane (maybe if she had used her tongue with the first pilot, he would have made it!). This film is second ONLY to Mommie Dearest in the Camp Hall Of Fame.
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Summary: Crash and burn
Review: This movie, which seemed pretty campy in 1975, has become funnier and funnier as time has gone on, mainly because of the incredibly dated and sexist script. For the two of you who haven't heard, the plot involves the flight crew of a 747 being wiped out in a mid-air collision, leaving stewardess Karen Black to fly the plane. The hilarious flight scenes are the best- to the tune of the most ominous music imaginable, and at the command of Charlton Heston, Karen bravely, tearfully... turns a dial. Yep, that's pretty much it. Then they make a big deal that Karen couldn't possibly land the plane by herself. Well, since an earlier scene (before the crash) showed her operating a galley coffeemaker that was slightly less complicated than rebuilding a carbuerator, I think she can handle twisting a few knobs, especially (I guess they couldn't afford to annoy Boeing, the maker of the plane) since they take pains to tell you how the 747 is the best plane that has ever been created, is called the "Flying Pussycat", "practically flies itself" is better than anything, will even drop over to detail your car if you ask it nice. Well, maybe not that, but they lay it on pretty thick. But no, they decide to drop a pilot inot the speeding plane from a helicopter. When Captain Stock Character fails to make it in, it's up the heroic Chuckles to save the day. The performances in this movie are uniformly hilarious, most not meaning to be. Heston, is, well, Charlton Heston, and that's worth a laugh from the get-go. Karen Black goes way out on a limb with her performance, and cuts it off behind her (when she comes out of the cockpit to tell the cast that a pilot is aboard the plane, she looks as if she was expecting them to give her an Oscar or something). Linda Blair, in a vain attempt to make us forget her performance in the "Exorcist", plays the character of the little girl in need of a new kidney so saccharine-sweet your teeth will ache; and you still expect her to levitate and puke pea soup. But Gloria Swanson takes the cake with an amazingly self-aggrandising performance, basically selling her book by referring to it about every ten seconds (She was writing one in real life), or telling Sid Caesar "in 1922 I flew non-stop from Hollywood to Pasadena. Do you know who the pilot was? Cecil B. DeMille. He did loop-the-loops all the way back so I could see the moon upside-down" You can imagine the look on his face.
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Summary: airport
Review: very good movie burt lancaster was as always at his very best. helen hayes was excellent. enjoyed very much.
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Summary: Ahhh, the glory days of disaster films.........
Review: Watch Charlton Heston snort, chew, spit, and grunt his way through the greatest display of machismo ever captured on the silver screen. Watch Karen Black, every glorious cross-eyed inch of her, calmly fly a plane holding each and every has-been performer of the past half century. Watch George Kennedy chomp cigars, ride atop fire engines like a rip-roarin' cowboy, and sweat buckets as his precious wife heads into danger. Without question, this installment in the delightful series is one of the best: silly, ridiculous, nearly unwatchable, and yet masterful in its ability to entertain. From Gloria Swanson to Sid Caesar (a particularly embarrassing performance), all the stars are here. But again, it all returns to Heston: a true man among men. He might not want this film at the top of his film resume, but it deserves to be. Whether he is chewing scenery with tongue firmly in cheek or honestly believes his character needs to be this manly (do we really need to discuss the answer?), Heston dominates this film to the point where no other actor can even breathe. A true classic from a wonderful era of film.
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Summary: Typical 1970's Disaster Flick!
Review: We all know that the 70's was the decade for disaster movies and this one is a prime example. The dialogue between passengers is lame and uninteresting. George Kennedy is the epitome of lame. There are only two saving graces to this movie: The first is good footage of the 747 for all of us who are aviation junkies. The second is Charlton Heston! This guy is golden!!! I just can't say enough about Chuck; he is one of a kind. The absolute highlight of the movie is when Heston finally gets into the Captain's seat, lands the plane, and throws the throttles into reverse while gritting his teeth. This alone bumps the movie from 2 stars to 4 stars! I'm definitely going to add this movie to my Heston archives.
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Summary: Classic and suspenseful disaster thriller
Review: When I first saw Airport 1975 on NBC's Friday Night At The Movies, I was amazed and stunned at the storyline of the movie. Not only does it stay true to avaition in general, it also stays true to the classic '70's disaster movie formula. An all-star cast, superb script that is handled properly, good special effects for its time, and an explosive soundtrack. This was the movie that made me a fan of Roy Thinnes(whose character's tragic death in the film took me by surprise)and his later works. Most of all, it made me appreciate the works of Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, and others. Although one wishes that lead actors like Harrison Ford and James Brolin were in the lead role, Charlton Heston does a remarkable job as the heroic pilot who tries to save the plane and its surviving passengers. George Kennedy also does an excellent job re-prising the role of Joseph Patroni. And the ever great Roy Thinnes did an excellent job as the ill-fated co-pilot and first officer of the plane, John Urias. Much of the stunt work in the movie was also good, and very convincing. I was on the edge of my seat nearly throughout the course of the movie. If you enjoyed films like The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, then you will definately enjoy Airport 1975. But, you don't have to take my word for it. Watch it yourself and make your own conclusions.
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